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Cypilk · 08-30-2006, 12:53 PM

There's brownish, copperish colored spots on the windows of my tank. What is it? They are kind of smeared, not fully round and in random places, kind of a rusted colored ink blot. Should I be worried?

08-30-2006, 01:24 PM

i found something similar in my tank. it seems to appear where my dojo loaches rest, along the bottom of the tank. im not sure if it has anything to do with the dojo's, but it is a copper colored smear.

malkore · 08-30-2006, 01:27 PM

brown diatoms

hc8719 · 08-30-2006, 02:46 PM

agreed

Cypilk · 08-30-2006, 02:55 PM

Brown diatoms. Hmm. Maybe I should consider getting a few snails to eat them up!

malkore · 08-30-2006, 04:31 PM

they'll fade on their own. very very common in tanks less than 6 months old.

JDogg · 08-30-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by malkore

brown diatoms

agreed, otos love it..

GlitcH · 08-30-2006, 07:43 PM

Your tank has windows?

sith j · 08-31-2006, 11:08 PM

otto cats will clear your problem up over night if you have enough room in the tank. jmo

zacusmaximus · 08-31-2006, 11:59 PM

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=84869 That's another thread about diatoms. My new tanks always get some diatoms for a while. I've had them for as little as a week and as long as a month, I think. No harm though, I always just cleaned up any unsightly areas and left the rest be.

08-30-2006, 12:53 PM	#1
Cypilk Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 32	What is this? There's brownish, copperish colored spots on the windows of my tank. What is it? They are kind of smeared, not fully round and in random places, kind of a rusted colored ink blot. Should I be worried?

08-30-2006, 01:27 PM	#3
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	brown diatoms __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

08-30-2006, 04:31 PM	#6
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	they'll fade on their own. very very common in tanks less than 6 months old. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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GlitcH Aquarium Advice FINatic Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: RI Posts: 618 Images: 4	Your tank has windows? __________________ 92G Corner Planted Community - 46G Bowfront -90G behind my bar - 20G Planted Shrimp Tank

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08-30-2006, 01:24 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	i found something similar in my tank. it seems to appear where my dojo loaches rest, along the bottom of the tank. im not sure if it has anything to do with the dojo's, but it is a copper colored smear.

08-30-2006, 02:46 PM	#4
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	agreed

08-30-2006, 02:55 PM	#5
Cypilk Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 32	Brown diatoms. Hmm. Maybe I should consider getting a few snails to eat them up!

08-31-2006, 11:08 PM	#9
sith j Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: johnson city, tennessee Posts: 137 Images: 6	otto cats will clear your problem up over night if you have enough room in the tank. jmo

08-31-2006, 11:59 PM	#10
zacusmaximus Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 196	http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=84869 That's another thread about diatoms. My new tanks always get some diatoms for a while. I've had them for as little as a week and as long as a month, I think. No harm though, I always just cleaned up any unsightly areas and left the rest be.